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Simply capable

Power and simplicity. It's an elusive combination that's at the center of almost every trend-setting product. And it's not so easy to achieve, so it's important to pay attention to the example set by the new Sony Alpha NEX-3N. It's compact, with dimensions more similar to a point-and-shoot. And yet, it offers a large, detail-rich 16-megapixel sensor and interchangeable-lens capability, making its image quality competitive with its bigger DSLR brethren. A low-profile power-zoom lens will help you get everything from your entire holiday-decorated living room from its entrance, to a striking portrait of your youngest greeting her new kitten. This 3X lens features a wider angle (24mm equivalent) than many kit lenses, and with the NEX-3N's light sensitivity and built-in panorama modes, it's easy to see this camera being a great choice for a real estate professionals.

It will drive 'til you can take over

Sony's made the process of getting a great shot as easy as "point and press the shutter," because the camera uses its acclaimed BIONZ™ processor to assess your environment and the actions of your subject to optimize its settings, ensuring that you capture the best possible image. And Auto Object Framing uses traditional rules of photography to extract the most artistically rewarding crops from the shots you take. Don't worry, manual options abound for when you're feeling a creative spark, but it's good to know that you can leave the driving to your '3N and enjoy the party while you capture the fun.

Use your shutter hand to zoom

The NEX-3N introduces a new way to control the supplied zoom lens. A lever now encircles the shutter button, similar to controls found on many point-and-shoots, that smoothly drives the lens's quiet zoom motor. This feature is ideal for video shooters, who want smooth, even zoom moves that are difficult to achieve with manual control. In addtion, there's a second zoom control switch mounted on the lens itself, and the lens's ring can either be assigned to zoom or focus control.

The Sony Alpha NEX-3N has a flippable LCD screen that makes self-portraits a snap.

Be your own star

Put yourself in the middle of that fun with the 180-degree high-resolution tiltable LCD screen that orients itself perfectly for a quick self-portrait. Tilt it another way to monitor high-angle shots while taking full 1080/60i high-definition video. Control all that power with an intuitive turn-and-click control wheel and context-sensitive soft keys that guide you through the process of getting great photos and video.

Change your look in seconds

Sony's available interchangeable E-series lenses add another dimension to your creative options. You can broaden your palette of looks by changing to a different focal length. Plus, with an available adapter, you can use the big family of Sony A-mount lenses as well. Telephotos, light-gathering prime lenses, wide-angles, fisheyes, all wait for the adventurous hobbyist.

Sophisticated autofocus technology, a built-in flash, and great low-light performance await you as well. And while this camera is proud of its friendliness to beginners, there's certainly plenty here for seasoned shooters to enjoy as well.

Supplied Accessories:

Want a camera you can grow into? Try a compact system camera.

These digital cameras combine the creative options of a DSLR with portability that's more like that of a point-and-shoot. Their automatic modes will help you take striking pictures from day one without having to be an expert. However, like DSLRs, compact system cameras (CSCs) have interchangeable lenses, and advanced control and processing. You can explore these features for even better results as you take time to learn more about the hobby. Cameras in this class have large image sensors for beautifully detailed pictures, but their mirrorless design means the camera bodies and matching lenses can be smaller, lighter, and more portable  great for snapping memorable pics when you're on the move.

Recording Features

Lens Compatibility: The NEX-3N is compatible with Sony's E-mount series of smaller,
lighter lenses. With the optional
LA-EA1
or LA-EA2
lens adapter, Sony α (alpha) A-mount lenses can be used with this camera.

3" Tiltable LCD Screen: The NEX-3N uses a 3" LCD
screen with 460,800 dots and approximately 100% coverage. The
screen tilts upward about 180° to help you frame low-angle shots and
self-portraits. The image flips when you tilt the LCD the full 180° so you can
properly see yourself in the frame. The camera does not have a separate
viewfinder.

Built-in Flash: The camera has a built-in pop-up flash. The
flash has a recycling time of approximately 3 seconds. The flash range varies
depending upon the ISO sensitivity and aperture value. At ISO 200/F2.8, the
flash range is 3.3' to 6.9', and at ISO 3200, the range is 13.3' to 27.7'. The
NEX-3N offers the following flash modes:

Autoflash: In auto mode the flash
automatically fires if it is dark or against light.

Fill-Flash: In this mode the flash fires
every time the shutter is released.

Slow Sync: Slow sync shooting allows you to shoot a clear image
of both the subject and the background by slowing the shutter speed.

Rear Sync: In rear sync mode, the objects illuminated by
other light sources are captured first, then the flash is fired right before
the exposure is completed.

Image Sizes: You can record still images in a 3:2 or 16:9
aspect ratio in three formats: JPEG
(with Fine and Standard compression), RAW (uncompressed images), and RAW + JPEG
(two images--one uncompressed and one compressed--are recorded simultaneously). The image sizes include:

Ratio

Image Size

Resolution

3:2

Large: 16M

4912 x 3264

Medium: 8.4M

3568 x 2368

Small: 4M

2448 x 1624

RAW Large: 16M

4912 x 3264

16:9

Large: 14M

4912 x 2760

Medium: 7.1M

3568 x 2000

Small: 3.4M

2448 x 1376

RAW Large: 14M

4912 x 2760

Panorama: The NEX-3N lets you shoot panoramic images by
panning the camera while holding down the shutter release button. You can record
Vertical and Horizontal panoramas in Standard and Wide image sizes:

Standard:

Vertical: 3872 x 2160

Horizontal: 8192 x 1856

Wide:

Vertical: 5536 x 2160

Horizontal: 12416 x 1856

Movie Recording: The NEX-3N can record Full High Definition
(1920 x 1080)
movies in AVCHD (H.264). High and Standard Definition movies can also be
recorded in MP4, which can easily be uploaded to social media websites like
Facebook and You. Movie options include:

Optical SteadyShot: Optical SteadyShot is built into several
E-mount lenses, including the supplied 16-50mm lens. When a SteadyShot-equipped
lens is attached to the camera, you can turn on the SteadyShot feature to reduce
the effects of camera shake. Other SteadyShot-equipped lenses include the
SEL1855,
SEL35F18,
SEL1018,
SEL50F18,
SEL55210,
SEL18200LE, and the
SEL18200. You cannot set Steady Shot when an A-mount lens is attached via
adapter.

Control Wheel: The control wheel, located on the back
of the camera is a 4-way control (up, down, left, right) for selecting
specific functions, as well as a rotary control for browsing through menu
options and selecting still images. Pressing the center of the wheel
confirms the selection or menu item.

AF System: The NEX-3N uses a Contrast
Detection auto focusing system with 25 AF points for precise focusing. You can
choose between Single-shot AF (camera focuses when you press the shutter button
halfway) and Continuous AF (camera continues to focus while the shutter button
is pressed halfway). For moving subjects, Tracking Focus will continually track
a moving subject as it moves through the frame.

Drive Modes:
The camera offers the
following shooting modes:

Single Shooting: Default setting for standard
picture taking--shoots one still image.

Continuous Shooting: When you press and hold the
shutter button, the camera records the images continuously at approximately
2.5 frames per second (fps).

Speed Priority Continuous:
When you press and hold the shutter button, the camera records the
images continuously at a maximum 4 frames per second. The maximum number of
images is 9 (with supplied 16-50mm lens).

Self-Timer:
You can set the camera to two different self-timers: 10 second for
self photos, 2 second to reduce camera shake. The camera can also take a
series of 3 or 5 continuous shots after a 10 second delay.

Superior Auto: The camera automatically recognizes and
evaluates the shooting conditions and sets the appropriate settings
automatically. The recognized scenes are the same, but the range of shooting
functions is wider than those of Intelligent Auto.

Program Auto: This mode allows you to shoot with the
exposure adjusted automatically (both the shutter speed and the aperture
value), while keeping the custom settings for ISO sensitivity, Creative
Style, D-Range optimizer, etc.

Aperture Priority: This mode allows you to shoot after
adjusting the aperture value manually, letting the camera set the
appropriate shutter speed.

Shutter Priority: This mode allows you to shoot after
adjusting the shutter speed manually, letting the camera set the appropriate
aperture.

Manual Exposure:
This mode allows you to shoot after adjusting the exposure (shutter speed
and aperture) manually.

Sweep Panorama: You can create a panoramic image from
composed images. To shoot, pan the camera horizontally or vertically while
holding down the shutter button.

Scene Selection: You can select an appropriate mode for the
subject or the shooting conditions to allow you to shoot the image with a
suitable setting for the subject: Portrait, Landscape, Macro, Sports Action, Sunset,
Night Portrait, Night Scene, and Hand-held Twilight, and Anti-Motion Blur.

Exposure Compensation: Exposure compensation is used to
alter the camera's standard exposure setting. You can make the image look
lighter (increased exposure) or darker (decreased exposure). The exposure
compensation amount can be set up to +/-3.0 EV in 1/3-step increments (+/-2.0 EV
for movies).

Face Detection: When activated, the camera detects the faces
of your subjects and adjusts the focus, flash exposure, and white balance
settings automatically. You can also select the priority face to be focused on,
or register the faces on which to automatically focus upon.

Auto Object Framing: When taking a photo of a person's
face, the Auto Object Framing feature analyzes the scene and saves another
image of the face with a more impressive composition. Combining Face Detection
and By Pixel Super Resolution technology with rule of thirds, Auto Object
Framing provides beautifully composed and appealingly balanced, full resolution
portraits. This feature can be turned off, if desired.

Metering Mode:
An advanced 1200-zone evaluative sensing system provides multi-pattern measuring for
superior exposure control accuracy in a wide range of lighting conditions. You
can select from the following methods for measuring the brightness of a subject:

Multi-Segment:
Measures light on each area after dividing the total area into
multiple areas and determines the proper exposure of the entire screen.

Center-Weighted:
While emphasizing the central area of the screen, this method measures
the average brightness of the entire screen.

Spot: This method measures light only in the spot metering
circle in the center of the frame.

White Balance: You can adjust the color tones according to the
lighting conditions. You can choose from the following WB options:

Auto WB: This mode adjusts the white balance automatically.

Daylight: This mode adjusts for outdoors and sunlit subjects.

Shade: This mode adjust for shady conditions on a clear day.

Cloudy: This mode adjust for a cloudy sky.

Incandescent: This mode adjusts for incandescent
lighting.

Fluorescent: This mode adjusts for fluorescent lighting
with separate positions for Warm White, Cool White, Day White, and Daylight.

Flash: This mode adjusts for flash conditions.

Color Temperature: This mode adjusts the white balance
depending upon the light source (color temperature). It achieves the effect
of color compensation (CC) filters for photography.

Custom: In a scene where the ambient light consists of
multiple types of light sources, use of the custom white balance is
recommended in order to accurately reproduce the whiteness.

Creative Style: This camera is pre-programmed with image styles
optimal for various scenes and purposes. For each setting, you can adjust the
contrast, saturation, and sharpness. You can choose from the following settings: Standard, Vivid,
Portrait, Landscape, Sunset, and Black & White.

ISO Settings: ISO is a unit of measurement of sensitivity to
light. The larger the number, the higher the sensitivity. The camera's ISO can
be set automatically (100-3200) or manually at ISO 100-16000.

Noise Reduction: The camera offers Long Exposure and High ISO Noise
Reduction (NR) to automatically reduce the grainy noise found in photos during
long exposures or high ISO settings.

Included Lens

Optics: The Sony E 16-50mm F3.5-5.6 retractable zoom lens
(SELP1650) is compatible with
the Sony α NEX-series interchangeable lens cameras. The lens has a 35mm
equivalent focal length of 24-75mm, and an 83°-32° field of view for capturing
close-up portraits and expansive landscapes. It also has a smooth and quiet Auto
Focus operation.

Optics: The lens includes one ED (extra-low dispersion) and
four Aspherical lens elements. The elements correct the curvature that naturally
occurs on the wide-angle side, as well as spherical and chromatic aberration on
the telephoto side.

Powered Zoom: The SELP1650 is the first (Alpha) series
lens with an electrically driven zoom mechanism. When the camera powers up, the
lens extends and the camera is ready for shooting. The dual function control
ring lets you zoom and focus manually, if desired.

Retractable: The lens has a unique retracting mechanism,
that allows you to collapse the lens to just 1-3/16". This makes it super
compact, and ideal for travel, and for those situations where you need a light,
compact camera and lens combination.

Dimensions: The lens has the following dimensions:
Diameter=2.625", Length=1.1875" (without lens caps).

Specifications:

Lens

E 16-50mm F3.5-5.6

35mm Equivalent

24-75mm

Angle of View

83°-32°

Minimum Focus

0.82' (9.84") to 1 (12")

Filter Diameter

40.5mm

f-stop

f/3.5 - f/5.6 maximum
f/22 - f/36 minimum

Weight

4.1 ounces

Play And Print Functions

Playback Options: You can view images on
the LCD monitor with 3 options: with recording data
displayed, without recording data, or histogram display.

Auto Review: After an image is recorded, you can
have the camera automatically display it on the LCD monitor
for two, five or 10 seconds. You can also turn off auto
review.

Image Rotation: Vertical shots can be
rotated automatically so that they are displayed upright
during playback. This can be done manually or automatically.

Playback Screen: You can view your photos back as
a single image on the LCD monitor, as an Index or as a Slide
Show . During Index View mode, you can view 6 or 12 images at
once. You can adjust the Slide Show mode interval from 1, 3,
5, 10, or 30 seconds.

Image Enlargement: During single image
playback you can enlarge an entire image or a select area of
an image, depending upon the image size. Small images
can be enlarged up to 6.8x, Medium images to 9.9x, and
Large images up to 13.6x. Once you have enlarged the image,
you can pan around the image to view the desired portion.

Rotating Images: Images can be rotated
counter-clockwise 360-degrees on the camera's LCD monitor
during single image playback.

Protect Images: You can protect all images on your
memory card or select only certain images to be protected
from accidental erasure.

Printing Options: The camera offers the following
printing options.

DPOF Compatible: Using the camera, you can
specify the images and the number of images to print
before you print images at a photo printing shop or with your
printer.

Memory Card: You can print images with a
Memory Stick or SD card compliant printer.

Computer: You can copy images to a computer
using the supplied "Picture Motion Browser" software and
print the images.

Battery Information

InfoLithium Battery:
The NEX-3N is powered by the NP-FW50 InfoLithium battery (supplied). The battery
communicates data to the camera, so that the percentage of
battery power remaining can be displayed. A fully charged
battery gives you the following:

Recordable Time

Number of Images

Shooting Still Images

Approx. 240 min

Approx. 480 images

Typical Movie Recording

Approx. 110 min

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Continuous Movie Recording

Approx. 170 min

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Playback Still Images

Approx. 400 min

Approx. 8000 images

Charging: The supplied InfoLithium battery requires
approximately 290 minutes for a full charge, using the supplied AC-UB10D AC
adapter and USB cable. You can also charge the battery in the camera via USB
while plugged into your computer.

Power Save: You can set different time intervals for the
camera to switch to Power Save mode. You
can set the interval to 10 seconds, 20 seconds, 1 minute, 5 minutes, or 30 minutes. Once the
camera goes into Power Save mode, you can return to the shooting mode by
pressing the shutter button halfway.

Connections

HDMI Output: The NEX-3N has a micro-HDMI
(Type D) output
for connecting the camera to your HDTV, so you can view
and share photos in clarity and detail. You can set the HDMI
Output resolution to Auto, 1080p, or 1080i. When
connected to a Sony BRAVIA TV, you can control the image
playback using the TV remote. A micro-HDMI-to-HDMI cable is
not supplied.

Micro USB: The camera is equipped with a
Micro USB terminal for charging the camera, and for
connecting the camera to your computer. The USB port is
Hi-Speed USB (USB 2.0) compliant for high speed data
transfer.

Software

PlayMemories Home: The NEX-3N does not include software in the
box. Instead, Sony offers PlayMemories Home software for Windows-compatible
computers for importing still images and movies recorded with the camera to
your computer. With PlayMemories Home, you can view your images, and use
various convenient features to enhance the images you have shot.
PlayMemories Home is required for importing AVCHD movies to your computer.

Compatibility: PlayMemories
Home software is compatible with Windows 8, Windows 7 (SP1), Vista (SP2), and XP
(SP3) operating systems
only. You can download PlayMemories Home to your computer using a URL
provided in the supplied Owner's Manual. If you wish to play back images on a Mac, you can use applications
that are pre-installed on your Mac.

Image Data Converter: Image Data Converter software is needed
for playing back and editing images recorded in RAW format with various
corrections, such as tone curve and sharpness. With Image Data Converter,
RAW images can be adjusted with white balance, exposure, Creative Style, and
converted into JPEG or TIFF formats. You can download Image Data Converter
to your computer using a URL provided in the supplied Owner's Manual.

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Sony NEX-3N

We were looking for a replacement for our old Sony CyberShot DSC-P200. Something easily portable, basically a point-n-shoot, to take candid family and travel photos. (We also have a Sony A65.) We first tried the new Sony WX80. However, we found it too small to hold comfortably and the screen is tiny. The NEX-3N is very comfortable size and while bigger than the old P200, it is still much smaller than the Sony A65. The camera is slow to focus, so be patient and don't expect to track fast moving targets. However, the NEX-3N image quality is fantastic. My daughter (12) used it as a point-n-shoot camera and comments the photos look like ones in magazines.